Apparatus for catching fish



UNITED STATES j PATENT OFFICEO JACOB CARL, OF SUFFIELD TOWNSHIP, PORTAGE COUNTY, OHIO.

APPARATUS FoRoAToHING F|sH.

Specilication forming part of Letters Patent No. 20,3413, dated May 25, 1858.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAcoE GAEL, of Sufi iield township, Portage county, Ohio, have invented a new7 and improved Mode of Catching Fish; and I hereby declare that the folloWingis a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists ot' a toothed jaw which, upon the tish touching a sliding cross-bar, closes instantly upon the fish, which is held firmly between the toothed jaws. i

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I Will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the drawings I have shown a View (No. 2) with the spring and trigger' set and jaws open, and another view (No. 1) reversed with the jaws closed. The jaws are slightly' curved and set opposite to each other, (see Figures l and 2,) and are set upon a pair of springs firmly fastened to the end which is intended to attach to the handle a, Figs. 1 and 2.

The springs, when set, are kept open by means of a notch cut in the holder at the hee] ot' the jaw and end ot' the spring B, Fig. l. The springs are attached to a rod, a., Figs. 1 and 2, which is intended to connect it with the handle, and the instrument is to be used in the manner that an ordinary fish-spear is used.

There is a forked bar which passes close to and over the heel of each jaw, which is intended to govern the jaws and keep them properlyin place,o, Fig. 1. In the centerot the main rod is a sliding bar, d, Fig. 2, to which is attached a sliding trigger, E, Figs. 2 and 1, consisting of a thin piece ot' ,iron or other metal .carried around the jaws for the purpose of springing them when set, E, Fig. 2, which sliding trigger, when placed against or touched by the iish, slides up toward the handle, and the jaws closing upon the iish secure it.

Running along the main rod between the springs is a sliding bar, d., Fig. .4, to which the trigger is attached, which sliding bar is intended to travel up and down the main bar, and is held in its place by a key, F, Fig. 2, ruiming through a slot and held in its place by a nut screwed on the end g, Fig. 1, andthe bar is confined to its place by small bands of metal loosely embracing it, h h h, Fig. 1, I also place a nut riveted upon each jaw where they slide, to prevent the teeth from striking together.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The sliding trigger E, the notch B, key F, and nut g, asapplied to a machine for catching sh, and described in my specification for that; purpose.

JAcoB GAEL.

Witnesses:

JOHN S. HoLLINGsHEAD, JoHNsoN SIMoNDs. 

